"What is that?!"
Old Zhang's thermos cup clattered to the ground, spilling hot water everywhere.
He didn't care about the burn, his mouth agape as he stared at the sky.
The Principal also rose from his chair, gripping the railing with whitened knuckles.
"Unprecedented... this is an unprecedented phenomenon!"
He had been a principal for thirty years and had witnessed many phenomena.
There were flames, frost, beasts, and weapons.
But he had never seen a coin.
Moreover, the pressure of this phenomenon was far stronger than the thunder just now.
According to the rules, the stronger the phenomenon, the stronger the awakened class would be.
The golden light lasted for a full ten seconds before slowly dissipating.
The gymnasium fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone maintained their upward gaze, their necks aching, yet no one moved.
Creak.
The door of Room 10 opened.
Lu Fang walked out.
His expression remained calm, as if the earth-shattering phenomenon just now had nothing to do with him.
Everyone's gaze towards him had changed.
It was reverence, curiosity, and even a hint of awe.
Wang Yixing stood in place, his smile stiff as a cheap mask.
He watched Lu Fang approach.
The sense of oppression made him very uncomfortable.
"What did you awaken?"
Wang Yixing couldn't help but rush forward, blocking Lu Fang's path.
His voice was a bit urgent, even sharp.
Lu Fang stopped, looking at him.
"Confidential."
Lu Fang only said a single word.
Wang Yixing was taken aback, then became angry out of shame.
"Confidential?"
He couldn't believe Lu Fang could be stronger than him.
Absolutely didn't believe it.
Lu Fang ignored him, bypassing him to return to the class lineup.
"Brother Fang!"
Jiang Xia was the first to rush up, giving Lu Fang a bear hug.
"That was amazing! That giant coin just now blinded me!"
Jiang Xia was so excited his face turned red and his neck thick.
"Even though I don't know what class it is, it must be strong. That aura was much stronger than Wang Yixing's lightning."
The surrounding classmates also gathered around.
"Congratulations, Young Master Lu."
"Young Master Lu, please take us with you in the future."
Everyone was very enthusiastic.
Lu Fang smiled in response.
He took out his phone from his pocket and walked to the corner of the lineup.
He had used so much of his dad's money just now, and although he had successfully awakened, he hadn't had the chance to share the good news.
He dialed his father's number.
Beep... beep... beep...
The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
Lu Fang frowned.
He dialed again.
Still no answer.
He called his mother several times, with the same result.
"Could they both still be busy?"
Lu Fang looked at the phone screen, thinking to himself.
When his father answered the phone earlier, there was wind noise, possibly on the road or fighting alien races.
The situation on the frontline changes rapidly, so it's normal not to have time to answer the phone.
Lu Fang put away his phone, not thinking much more about it.
Anyway, the message had been sent, and his parents would see it once they were done.
Soon, all the students' Awakening Ceremonies were over.
Out of over a thousand students, fewer than two hundred awakened a combat class.
Only Wang Yixing and Lu Fang had phenomena.
The Principal stood back on the podium.
The flush on his face hadn't faded, clearly in a good mood.
"Very well, this year's Awakening Ceremony was a great success."
The Principal cleared his throat.
Then, he took out a new crystal ball from behind him.
This crystal ball was a size larger than the one used for awakening, with a swirl of gray mist inside.
"This is the entrance to the Starter Dungeon."
The Principal pointed to the crystal ball.
"Every newly awakened class has one chance to enter the Starter Dungeon, a benefit provided by the state."
"There are a total of fifteen levels inside."
"For each level you pass, you gain a large amount of experience and rewards."
"The more levels you clear, the higher your final evaluation, and the richer the rewards."
Upon hearing the word "rewards," the students' eyes lit up.
The Starter Dungeon was the first pot of gold for newcomers.
In previous years, some had obtained top-tier skill books in the Starter Dungeon, skyrocketing their progress.
Others had acquired rare materials and made a fortune selling them.
"To encourage everyone."
The Principal raised his voice.
"The school has decided to give additional rewards to the top one hundred students in this dungeon."
"The first place will receive..."
The Principal paused, taking out a black canister from his pocket.
The canister was small, only palm-sized, sealed with red wax.
"Exclusive Equipment Blind Canister, unbound."
Wow!
The crowd erupted.
Even students who had awakened life classes couldn't help but exclaim.
"Exclusive Equipment Blind Canister? And it's unbound?"
"My god, if you sell this, it could go for at least five million, right?"
"Five million? You can't buy it even if you have the money! This thing can yield exclusive equipment suitable for your class, and if you're lucky, you might get Gold Equipment!"
"They're really going all out, looks like the school is aiming to boost the graduation rate this year."
Lu Fang looked at the black canister, his eyes lighting up.
He could sense his own state.
The God of Wealth class, while having abnormal attributes, had a limitation.
He couldn't equip weapons and armor of normal classes.
In other words, the swords and armors sold on the market were useless to him.
To get equipment, he could only rely on exclusives.
He had to get this blind canister.
"First place..."
Lu Fang murmured to himself.
"What? You want it too?"
A grating voice sounded in his ear.
Wang Yixing had sidled over at some point.
He looked at Lu Fang, wearing that familiar provocative expression.
"We're both special classes, both have phenomena."
Wang Yixing raised his head, his hand resting on the hilt of the Thunder Sword at his waist.
"But I will prove that I am the strongest."
Jiang Xia couldn't stand it anymore and interjected.
"Wang Yixing, don't be so arrogant, Brother Fang's phenomenon was much bigger than yours."
"What good is big?"
Wang Yixing snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping the crowd, then he said loudly.
"My initial strength attribute reached 60 points!"
His shout was loud.
The surroundings fell silent instantly.
Then, a more intense buzz of discussion erupted.
"Damn? 60 points?"
"I only have 8 points!"
"I only have 12 points, and he has 60? Is he even human?"
"A normal warrior's initial strength is around 15 points, right? He's four times that!"
"That's terrifying, is this the value of a special class?"
The exclamations of the crowd were extremely satisfying to Wang Yixing.
This was his confidence.
60 points of strength, at the initial stage, was absolutely a crushing level of existence.
He looked at Lu Fang with pride, wanting to see shock, panic, or inferiority on Lu Fang's face.
Even just a little would do.
But.
He was disappointed.
Lu Fang just looked at him, blinking.
"Oh."
Lu Fang responded.
His expression remained calm as water.
He even had a hint of... a look of pity for the mentally challenged?